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Well-Behaved Women

  • Carmel Dean
  • Musical Revue / Cabaret, Drama, Contemporary
  • 9F
  • ISBN: SFNY-12515

This contemporary song cycle for 4 to 20+ women is a celebration of many historic women who fought to have their voices heard and bravely made their mark on the world.

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Description

  • Musical Revue / Cabaret
  • Drama
  • 75 minutes

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
  • Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Set

  • Performance Group:
  • Dinner Theatre, College Theatre / Student, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Professional Theatre
Well-Behaved Women is a contemporary song cycle for 4 to 20+ women. It is a celebration of many historic women who fought to have their voices heard and bravely made their mark on the world. Woman such as Billie Jean King, Frida Kahlo, Harriet Tubman, Cleopatra and Malala Yousafzai bring their incredible stories to life through powerful, emotional and often hilarious songs, leaving audiences entertained, moved and inspired.
REVIEWS:

"Exhilarating... celebrates women through the ages... It was a joy to be there."

 Limelight Magazine

"A wonderful battle cry of ballads about famous females from history to inspire modern generations to continue to break down the barriers... Through a range of musical styles from rock and jazz to country, [Carmel Dean] highlights that issues and behaviors that have been given modern names are not new... a must-see for any woman and more generally anyone that supports the women in their world."

 BroadwayWorld

"Carmel Dean’s exhilarating new song cycle celebrates women through the ages. To have a show so exquisitely aligned with the most pressing social and political issue of the day is a gift... It was a joy to be there."

 Limelight Magazine

"These women, and more, are brought to life through powerful and often hilarious songs that celebrate the ways in which their bad-ass behaviour helped them make history."

 Australian Arts Review

Premiere Production: Well-Behaved Women made its New York premiere at Joe's Pub on January 25, 2020, in a one-night-only production featuring LaChanze, Liz Callaway, Barbara Walsh, Bonnie Milligan, Katie Thompson, Natascia Diaz, Kuhoo Verma and Melissa Rose Hirsch. On March 24, 2021, the musical revue premiered in Sydney, Australia at the Hayes Theatre.

Characters

  • Casting: 9F
  • Casting Attributes: Multicultural Casting, All Female, Ensemble cast, Flexible casting, Role(s) for Asian Actor(s), Role(s) for Latino Actor(s), Role(s) for Black Actor(s)
  • Casting Notes: A diverse cast is imperative in order to represent the multitude and diversity of female characters singing.

  • EVE
    BOUDICCA
    HARRIET TUBMAN
    VIRGINIA WOOLF
    CLEOPATRA
    ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
    MARY MAGDALENE
    FANNY DURACK
    MINA WYLIE
    BILLIE JEAN KING
    HUA-LI
    FRIDA KAHLO
    MALALA YOUSAFZAI
    JANET ARMSTRONG
    STATUE OF LIBERTY
    SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR
    RUTH BADER GINSBURG
    SONIA SOTOMAYOR
    ELENA KAGAN

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